Is your health routine actually making you healthier, or just making you more anxious?
In this episode of The Augmented Life, Michael J.J. Tiffany sits down with biohacker and longevity expert Nathalie Niddam to unpack the line between meaningful health optimization and counterproductive obsession.
They dive deep into practical longevity, the role of hormones, light, genetics, wearables, and even peptides, starting with what really matters: How you feel, how you live, and whether you’ve nailed the basics.
Nathalie offers a grounded, systems-thinking approach to health: Test intelligently, live in sync with light and circadian rhythms, move naturally, and don’t skip the fundamentals in your rush to "biohack" your way to 100.
This conversation is for anyone who’s trying to balance data with intuition, modern tech with ancestral wisdom, and optimization with actually enjoying life.
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: Optimization vs over-optimization
01:00 – Why chasing data can backfire on your wellness
04:00 – Foundational health vs fancy interventions
06:30 – How to know if you're actually thriving
09:00 – Light as a missing piece of the wellness puzzle
12:00 – Circadian biology, vitamin D, and UVB tech
15:00 – Behavioral change vs jumping to TRT
18:00 – The role of strength training in longevity
21:00 – Labs that actually matter (and what they tell you)
23:00 – Why most people are taking the wrong supplements
24:30 – Biological age tests and what to do with the data
28:00 – HRV: Overrated, misunderstood, or useful?
32:00 – The value of tuning in before you tune your metrics
35:00 – Genetics as lifestyle feedback, not destiny
39:00 – Living well with APOE4 and other gene variants
42:00 – Why the foundations still matter more than any one hack
44:00 – Peptides, testing, and when to actually start
46:00 – Final advice: Direction > perfection
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